The California of memory is a mixture of Sierra Mountain hikes and palm-fringed beach parties in this book, as well as farming communities and Hollywood glitter, the hills of San Francisco and the highways of Los Angeles. Nostalgic, educational, and just plain fun to browse through, this compact visual history depicts the life of California in decades past through archival photos, postcards, and other captioned images that document its main attractions, architecture, changing scenery, evolving infrastructure, the home life, and local sports.